serevince Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 My G19 carry gun. DIY style. Raised the beavertail area, undercut trigger guard and removed finger grooves. Feels great. I may go back for some more of that trigger guard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rupie Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 What do you use to build the beaver tail on the grips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Tischauser Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 What do you use to build the beaver tail on the grips I use my gunsmith;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rupie Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 I dont have one of those thats why I shoot glocks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob D Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 My G19 carry gun. DIY style. Raised the beavertail area, undercut trigger guard and removed finger grooves. Feels great. I may go back for some more of that trigger guard. Do you have trouble with the texture around the beaver tail tearing up the web of your hand? I've always worried about putting any kind of grip in that particular spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serevince Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 I did not fill the backstrap with epoxy. After watching several youtube videos on the subject, I noticed that in the beavertail area there is plenty of material to work with. As you narrow the grip lower down, the material is much thinner and epoxy is the way to go. That being said; I'm going epoxy anyway to create an internal mag well. I think I saw the idea somewhere on here. As far as the texture eating the web of my hand: It was way too rough initially, I hit it with a foam sanding block until it was comfortable. I've only got about 200rnds downrange since I textured the grip(new G17 Gen4 is getting all the love), but I'm very happy with the texture. I would compare it to an aggressive grip tape. I could easily make it less aggressive with a little more sanding, but I'm pretty happy with where it stands. I may change my mind, after some extended carry time. If I see any damage to my clothes or my sensitive underbelly, I'll dial it down some more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Tischauser Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 Someone sent me a PM and asked if the stippling on my limited and open guns interferes with the magwell. The answer is no. Mike does the gripwirk with the magwell on the gun so he has a starting/stopping point. If you stippled the grip for production then added a magwell later you might have to knock down the roughness a bit to get the magwell on as the production stipple job goes all the way to the nase if the grip frame. Here are some pictures of my G17 open gun with the magwell pulled down about an 1/8". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usmc1974 Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 What do you use to build the beaver tail on the grips JB Quick weld Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuelbender Posted December 5, 2010 Share Posted December 5, 2010 No epoxy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Tischauser Posted December 5, 2010 Share Posted December 5, 2010 No epoxy Epoxy on stippling? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CR78 Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 So stippling is OK for production, but a grip reduction bumps you into another class, correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Tischauser Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 Yes stippling Is like grip tape but modifying the grip to fit better makes it a limited gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirveyr Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 Does the stippling alter the "stiffness" of the frame? I have shot a 21SF that my friend stippled and the grip deforms somewhat when shifting my grip to drop a magazine. I don't really crush the grip anymore than most people, but the mags consistantly hang up. Is this a common problem with stippling in general? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Tischauser Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 (edited) I have never heard of such s thing? Could it be that your friend got a little too aggressive with his stippling and the 21SF is thinner than most other non SF frames? If you could squeeze my frames hard enough to deform them the stippling would tear your hands up. It's aggressive so the gun doesnt slip in your hand. Edited December 14, 2010 by jtischauser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkCO Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 Yes, damage to the frame and weakening of the frame is a problem common with stippling. However, most of the people who screw up a frame don't advertise it. I've seen two total grip fractures along stipple lines in person. I've seen burn throughs and ones where no magazine would drop free. I've been able to repair a few, but some had to go back to Glock for a frame replacement. I've not seen a frame failure from Accurate Iron, SJC or Cold Bore who are three of the notaeable companies doing frames mods like this. Just by the mere principle of how stippling is performed the altered material strength will be reduced some. Like anything else, there are some that do it well, some that do it marginally and some who should be banned from soldering irons in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpha-charlie Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 WooHoo!!! Merry Christmas indeed, just got it back from Mike at Accurate Iron. Wish you guys could feel the trigger on this bad boy!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Tischauser Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 Nice! I hope you have a good indoor match to shoot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpha-charlie Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 Nice! I hope you have a good indoor match to shoot. Indoor Special classifier match on 02Jan11. Only a week to practice with it!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Tischauser Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebridge Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 (edited) My own stipple job and the magwell is fixed. It is a dedicated open gun. I will post pics of the completed pistol with the extended beavertail if anyone wnats to see. ...yes its a 2011 magwell on a Glock Edited April 9, 2012 by thebridge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Dedmon Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=133331 Mike at Accurate Iron is the way to go. I am very pleased with the stippling job on my G34. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebridge Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Stippled and extended the beaver tail.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sousa Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 (edited) Just got done doing this stipple job while at work. I also rounded off the trigger guard and slightly undercut the grip. Edited September 2, 2012 by sousa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoyGlock Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Yes, damage to the frame and weakening of the frame is a problem common with stippling. However, most of the people who screw up a frame don't advertise it. I've seen two total grip fractures along stipple lines in person. I've seen burn throughs and ones where no magazine would drop free. I've been able to repair a few, but some had to go back to Glock for a frame replacement. I've not seen a frame failure from Accurate Iron, SJC or Cold Bore who are three of the notaeable companies doing frames mods like this. Just by the mere principle of how stippling is performed the altered material strength will be reduced some. Like anything else, there are some that do it well, some that do it marginally and some who should be banned from soldering irons in general. Its why I stay away from it. Not that Im not capable, but w/ contineous feeding of 9mm major ammo my G17s might give and in my side of earth, Glock replacement of frames is virtually non-existent. I prefer to use emery powder applied-sprinkled on an epoxy coating as in my avatar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRAB81 Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Glockworx Stippling, Finger Groove removal, Double Undercut Trigger Guard. G20SF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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